Use of Glyphosate-based herbicides?
Case reference FOI2019/00431
Published 24 June 2019
Request
Could you please provide the following information: Has the council or its contractors used any glyphosate-based herbicides in the year 2018/2019? Yes or no.
Can you confirm the total litres of glysophate-based herbicides applied either by the council or its contractors in 2018/2019?
What is the percentage change (increase or decrease) in litres usage of glysophate-based herbicides from 2017/2018 to 2018/2019?
Can you confirm the total of pounds amount spent on glysophate-based herbicides by the council or its contractors in 2018/2019?
What was the brand name of the glyphosate-based herbicides used in the year 2018/2019?
Were glyphosate-based herbicides used on any playgrounds in the year 2018/2019?
Were glyphosate-based herbicides used on any school grounds in the year 2018/2019?
Were glyphosate-based herbicides used on any housing estates in the year 2018/2019?
Were glyphosate-based herbicides used on any hospital grounds in the year 2018/2019?
Were glyphosate-based herbicides used on any NHS doctor surgeries in the year 2018/2019?
Were glyphosate-based herbicides used within a 10m radius of any playgrounds, schools, hospitals, housing estates or private homes in the year 2018/2019?
Has the council or its contractors currently used any other herbicides or methods of weedkilling in 2018/2019 i.e. not glysophate-based?
If yes, what other herbicides or methods were used in 2018/2019? Has the council or its contractors used any insecticides in the year 2018/2019?
If yes, what is the brand name, or active ingredient, of the insecticides used in 2018/2019?
Has the council or its contractors used any fungicides in the year 2018/2019?
If yes, what is the brand name, or active ingredient, of the fungicides used in 2018/2019?
Response
Has the council or its contractors used any glyphosate-based herbicides in the year 2018/2019? Yes or no….YES
Can you confirm the total litres of glysophate-based herbicides applied either by the council or its contractors in 2018/2019? …5 LITRES
What is the percentage change (increase or decrease) in litres usage of glysophate-based herbicides from 2017/2018 to 2018/2019? 500% DUE TO ONE OFF PROJECTS.
Can you confirm the total £ amount spent on glysophate-based herbicides by the council or its contractors in 2018/2019? 0.00 pounds DUE TO EXISTING STOCK
What was the brand name of the glyphosate-based herbicides used in the year 2018/2019? REAPER
Were glyphosate-based herbicides used on any playgrounds in the year 2018/2019? NO
Were glyphosate-based herbicides used on any school grounds in the year 2018/2019? NO
Were glyphosate-based herbicides used on any housing estates in the year 2018/2019? NO
Were glyphosate-based herbicides used on any hospital grounds in the year 2018/2019? NO
Were glyphosate-based herbicides used on any NHS doctor surgeries in the year 2018/2019? NO
Were glyphosate-based herbicides used within a 10m radius of any playgrounds, schools, hospitals, housing estates or private homes in the year 2018/2019? NO
Has the council or its contractors currently used any other herbicides or methods of weedkilling in 2018/2019 i.e. not glysophate-based? If yes, what other herbicides or methods were used in 2018/2019? 2-4D , GRAZON PRO,ASULOX,GARLON ULTRA,MCPA,
HAND PULLING OF RAGWORT AND HYMILIAN BALSAM
Has the council or its contractors used any insecticides in the year 2018/2019? NO
If yes, what is the brand name, or active ingredient, of the insecticides used in 2018/2019?
Has the council or its contractors used any fungicides in the year 2018/2019?NO
If yes, what is the brand name, or active ingredient, of the fungicides used in 2018/2019?
Amenity Horticulture;
Has the council or its contractors used any glyphosate-based herbicides in the year 2018/2019? Yes
Can you confirm the total litres of glysophate-based herbicides applied either by the council or its contractors in 2018/2019? 250l by GBC
What is the percentage change (increase or decrease) in litres usage of glysophate-based herbicides from 2017/2018 to 2018/2019? 16.7% by GBC
Can you confirm the total £ amount spent on glysophate-based herbicides by the council or its contractors in 2018/2019? £5831 by GBC
What was the brand name of the glyphosate-based herbicides used in the year 2018/2019? Nomix dual, Nomix G, Glymark, Roundup Provantage, Hilite
Were glyphosate-based herbicides used on any playgrounds in the year 2018/2019? Yes
Were glyphosate-based herbicides used on any school grounds in the year 2018/2019? Yes
Were glyphosate-based herbicides used on any housing estates in the year 2018/2019? Yes
Were glyphosate-based herbicides used on any hospital grounds in the year 2018/2019? No, not by us or our contractors
Were glyphosate-based herbicides used on any NHS doctor surgeries in the year 2018/2019? No, not by us or our contractors
Were glyphosate-based herbicides used within a 10m radius of any playgrounds, schools, hospitals, housing estates or private homes in the year 2018/2019? Yes
Has the council or its contractors currently used any other herbicides or methods of weedkilling in 2018/2019 i.e. not glysophate-based? If yes, what other herbicides or methods were used in 2018/2019? Yes; Praxis. Depitox, Prompt, Crossbar, Elliots Weed Feed and Mosskiller, Hand weeding,
Has the council or its contractors used any insecticides in the year 2018/2019? No
If yes, what is the brand name, or active ingredient, of the insecticides used in 2018/2019?
Has the council or its contractors used any fungicides in the year 2018/2019?Yes
If yes, what is the brand name, or active ingredient, of the fungicides used in 2018/2019? Chipco Green, Instrata, Fusion, Exteris Stressgard
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